By Oluwatobi Omotosho
The Office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) has withdrawn the criminal charge filed against Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mike Ozekhome, over alleged forgery.
The withdrawal was announced on Tuesday at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Maitama.
The Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation, Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN), informed Justice Peter Kekemeke that the Attorney General had decided to take a holistic review of the case to determine the most appropriate course of action.
Following the application, which was not opposed by the defence team led by Paul Erokoro (SAN), the court struck out the three-count charge against Ozekhome.
Ozekhome had been arraigned on allegations bordering on forgery and related offences in a case initially instituted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).
The anti-graft agency had filed a three-count charge at the FCT High Court in Abuja, accusing the senior lawyer of fraud, forgery, and use of false documents in connection with a disputed property in London.
Prosecutors alleged that Ozekhome knowingly received a property located at 79 Randall Avenue, London NW2 7SX, which he claimed was gifted to him, and allegedly used a forged Nigerian passport to support that claim.
